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Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:32 am
by GAHorn
dacker wrote:Well I got a reply from the Houston FSDO...I think. It was short, terse, and had been passed down from two other people for action. It said
"Read 91.207 (C) and 91.207(D).
AC 91.44 Para 8 page 6 refers to portable ELTs.
14CFR Part 43 Appendix A (C) Item 24 Refers to Aircraft Batteries not ELT Batteries.
If any questions call...".
I read this response and AC 91.44 as I CAN reach behind my seat, lift out the ELT and change my EBC-102 ELT battery (150 mile portable ELT).
I do not question whether I can inspect the ELT or not.
David
And you thought I just made this stuff up??? .....
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 1:13 pm
by iowa
....so......
what is the finally verdict
in a nutshell?
i'm almost more confused now
then B-4 i asked the orginal Q
dave
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 5:17 pm
by Bruce Fenstermacher
iowa wrote:....so......
what is the finally verdict
in a nutshell?
It would take an awful big NUT who has a SHELL equally as big to summarize what's been said here.
Bottom line for me, a person who does all his own work and when necessary work under supervision of a licensed mechanic, a licensed mechanic signs off my ELT battery changes. It's just not that big of a deal.
Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 1:37 am
by jrenwick
Iowa, I believe your original question was whether an ELT battery change is preventive maintenance that can be done and logged by an owner-pilot. The verdict on that seems to be that AC 91-44A specifically authorizes it in "simple" installations, and it describes some of the factors that would make an installation not "simple." But as always, consult the mechanic who signs your annual inspections, because they're going to have to conduct and log an ELT inspection annually as well.
If I'm wrong, someone will correct me, I'm sure.
Best Regards,
John
Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 1:59 am
by bradbrady
jrenwick wrote:Iowa, I believe your original question was whether an ELT battery change is preventive maintenance that can be done and logged by an owner-pilot. The verdict on that seems to be that AC 91-44A specifically authorizes it in "simple" installations, and it describes some of the factors that would make an installation not "simple." But as always, consult the mechanic who signs your annual inspections, because they're going to have to conduct and log an ELT inspection annually as well.
If I'm wrong, someone will correct me, I'm sure.
Best Regards,
John
John,
you hit the nail on the head
brad
Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 1:11 pm
by iowa
thanks guys!
iowa